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[heelys]

Hey, so I figured I should clear something up before it becomes an issue, because I'm not really into being mistaken for somebot else. Especially when they aren't as cool as I am? I got a reputation to protect, y'know?

[He holds up a screenshot of the recent video post that the other Bumblebee posted not hours before, and it's of the other Bumblebee's face.]

I'm Bumblebee. This guy is also a Bumblebee too, I guess, but he's old and kinda cranky and if you're looking for fun I'm the guy you wanna talk to. Seriously! I'm way cooler, and funner. So, let's call me Bumblebee number one--because I'm the best one, obviously--and this guy can be Bumblebee two or whatever.

As long as he keeps the Starscreams, I'm kinda cool with that. Got it? Good!

[He pauses.]

--Oh! Also, who else is a Crow's Nest Technician? Because I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be doing except having stasis naps up there. Which, don't get me wrong, is a pretty sweet job but there's only so much napping one guy can do before he's super well rested.

[Another pause.]

Also, also, is there like, a video game system here that's not the VR room I can use? Lemme know. I'm dying to play something, and the arcade on the planets we're on is kinda boring. I wanna get back into getting my highscores up!

[it's only boring because he broke the machines there, but he's not gonna say that.]

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[sousveillance]

[ Prolonged squint. ]

There's two Bumblebees? Is that because most species are eusocial?

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[heelys]

[Wow you have confused him with one sentence well done.]

...Eusociwhat?

[sousveillance]

Eusocial. They live in cooperative hives. The organic ones, at least. I have a pretty good documentary about it somewhere, hang on--

[ His eyes glaze over a little as he scans his internal memory for the file in question. A few seconds later, his eyes flash the sort of cyan early computer monitors would've shrank from in horror and he fist-pumps. ]

Got it! I could beam it to you, but probably not over this network. Or I could screen it the old-fashioned way, if you like watching movies.

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[taselikeabee]

Just remember one thing:

I know where you live.

[ but honestly? mostly teasing. it's fairly funny, all right? ]

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[sousveillance]

Bee! It's good to see you. How was home doing? You know, before a glowing pile of scrap kidnapped you.

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[knaval]

Me and Tailgate tried making a video game system once. Almost ruined our room.

[vaguely, riptide wonders if anyone has told bee about what the other one's... status.]

Have you tried, I dunno. The MID games?

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[heelys]

They're so boooooring. It's no fun if you can't challenge and destroy other players.

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[knaval]

I think there are highscores on some of them. I'm not sure...

[he shrugs.]

Why does that matter so much? Sideswipe is obsessed with that scrap too.

[taselikeabee]

Oh yeah... Wonderful bit of clarification.

[heelys]

I'm just saying. I don't want anyone coming to me and thinking I'm you.

[taselikeabee]

I don't think anyone would ever get us confused.

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[petrifiedshadow]

[Starflight had waffled on whether or not it was his place to say anything, so when he does finally turn on his MID he already looks a little harried. But he is the Assistant Supervisor for Navigation, after all, he couldn't not say something.]

You shouldn't be napping if you work in the Tower! Crow's Nest Technicians are supposed to be watching for ships or obstacles and making sure the sails and other machines are working and communicating with Navigation so nothing goes wrong! If you needed help figuring out what to do you should have asked Manasseh, not just do nothing.

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[heelys]

Ohhhhh. That sounds a lot like monitor duty, which is boring. Doesn't this ship have sensors that can do that job?

[petrifiedshadow]

[Starflight frowned, shoulders hunched. He was still figuring out thinks like "monitors" and "sensors", and he hated being asked questions he couldn't answer.]

I- I don't know. Maybe it's for things that are harder to notice? Or even just- just being there to fix things if they break. I don't know, I don't work in the Tower.

[He looked at the camera, flustered and self-conscious.]

You'd have to ask Manasseh.

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[iseedeadbees]

I don't know about [AIRQUOTES] "cooler", but I can say with utmost certainty that you're far more annoying than the other Bumblebee.

[And that's probably the closest thing to a compliment the other Bee is going to get from Starscream EVER.]

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[taselikeabee]

Awww, Screamy. I knew you cared.

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[iseedeadbees]

I know where you live. Don't make me come over there.

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[heelys]

I know you are, but what am I?

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[iseedeadbees]

Oh, how precious. I'd take this juvenile challenge of yours up if I didn't think I would confuse you two sentences in with big words.

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[redshitlord]

Okay, there is no way you're Bee.

He's lame, but he's not you-lame!

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[heelys]

Bite me, Sideswipe.

[Video]

[harderfasterwrecker]

[ Whirl is very very very very close to the camera. ]

When did we get a mini-bee.

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[heelys]

Since when do lamps talk?

[8|]

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[saidsarcastically]

Bonsai on the MID is pretty fun. I mean, growing plants with kittens - riveting stuff.

[Although he's obviously being sarcastic he did spent ten minutes on it the other day.]

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[heelys]

--Wait what? I thought organics didn't grow on trees? Now I'm confused.